
Technical Editing for Knitting Patterns
For designers looking to publish patterns that are clear, error-free, and fun to knit.
- Editing Google Docs vs PDFsWhen I first started tech editing I decided I would only accept PDFs. It’s what was taught in the tech editing course I took so I just went with it. But then someone sent me a Google Doc and I realized I actually liked editing in it, too. What file type you like to editContinue reading “Editing Google Docs vs PDFs”
- Why you should stay in touch with your tech editor during testingTech editing is often completed before the pattern testing process begins. You design your pattern, you send it off to your editor, and once they’ve made all their edits, it’s ready to be sent off to testers, before finally being published. But just because the tech editing process is over doesn’t mean you should stopContinue reading “Why you should stay in touch with your tech editor during testing”
- Why the conversion rate from inches to cm is different in the knitting world than the real worldTypically when you need to convert inches to cm, you can just multiply the number of inches by 2.54 because that is the number of centimeters in a single inch. But if you follow this standard math rule in your knitting patterns, it’ll lead to some trouble. It’s an issue I’ve run across a lotContinue reading “Why the conversion rate from inches to cm is different in the knitting world than the real world”